Agnostic.com

3 2

Canada has confirmed its first "presumptive" case of the deadly coronavirus in Toronto as the number of infections worldwide surpasses 1,400 cases.

Public health officials announced Saturday afternoon the confirmed case — a man in his 50s who had travelled to Wuhan, China — was found at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

The man flew from Wuhan to Guangzhou, then from Guangzhou to Toronto, arriving on Jan. 22. Upon arriving, he said he felt ill and 911 was contacted. Paramedics were fully protected when they picked him up, and he was taken to Sunnybrook on Jan. 23, said Dr. David Williams, the province's chief medical officer of health.

Officials say lab results were received Saturday afternoon. The man is currently in stable condition.

Watch: Health officials discuss whether people on the same flight are at risk.

Watch
Presumed coronavirus in Canada: Are people on the same flight at risk?
3 hours ago 0:50
Health officials say they need to reassess the patient's risk of being contagious while on board a flight to Toronto. 0:50
Williams said he was reassured in speaking with Toronto paramedics that first responders took all necessary high-level precautions to respond "right from that first contact" until the hand-off to the hospital's emergency department.

Officials are now trying to determine exactly how much contact the man would have had with others since his return to Canada, but believe it would have been limited to members of his household.

Anyone who lived with the man is in "self-isolation," said Dr. Barbara Yaffe, associate chief medical officer of health with the provincial Ministry of Health.

[cbc.ca]

AmmaRE007 7 Jan 25
Share

Enjoy being online again!

Welcome to the community of good people who base their values on evidence and appreciate civil discourse - the social network you will enjoy.

Create your free account

3 comments

Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.

1

I would think the other flight passengers should've be quarantined ?

They need(ed) to do so right away before contact with yet more people once off the plane. If they have wuarantined, the incubation period is two weeks.

1

Wait and see what happens

bobwjr Level 10 Jan 25, 2020

,,,as I listen to BBC- from Hong kong" the meat eaten to cause the virus was kept in cages with BATS"...
Talk about contamination- just like ebola,,, food & or
blood contact with virus rich inviorment,,,and we should get excited ???-what better argument for better food/water monitoring.

@BBJong and trump is cutting back on that

1

It is getting interesting!

You can include a link to this post in your posts and comments by including the text q:453046
Agnostic does not evaluate or guarantee the accuracy of any content. Read full disclaimer.